Scott Allen

Current

• Founder / CCO at Monkeyfoot LLC

Past

• VP of Creative Services at MindComet Corp
• Director of Production at MindComet Corp
• Creative Director at IGN Entertainment

• Art Director at New Path Communications

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Education

• Florida State University

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Websites

• My Company
• My Website

Scott Allen’s Summary

Creative visionary with extensive knowledge of usability, interface design, online marketing, interactive strategy and branding experience. Spent many years as Creative Director within both online content development companies and interactive agencies. Interested in creating unique interactive experiences/interfaces and pushing status quo to its creative limits.... and above all else, have fun doing it.

Scott Allen’s Specialties:

Interface Design, Usability, Online Marketing, Interactive Marketing and Strategy, Creative Services and Production, Really Great Chili!

Scott Allen’s Experience

• Founder / CCO

  Monkeyfoot LLC

  (Marketing and Advertising industry)

  May 2008 — Present (7 months)

  Consulting for interactive strategy and creative. Specializing in information architecture, usability, and Web 2.0+ creative.

• VP of Creative Services

  MindComet Corp

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2006 — May 2008 (1 year 11 months)

  VP of Experience (or Creative Services) handles everything from department and company budgets and organization to detailed design polish. Manages the entire agency production team, including: design, software development, multimedia and marcom specialists. Also works closely with sales and strategy teams to develop creative, successful solutions and direction for our clients and partners.

• Director of Production

  MindComet Corp

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

  July 2003 — July 2006 (3 years 1 month)

  Responsible for managing design teams and Production Managers within the company. Duties also include creative proposals and idea generation for the sales team, Information Architecture and usability for client projects. Creative direction and management of the production of new projects as well as design and HTML programming some of those myself. Work with Marketing, Strategy, Sales/Clients, Developers, contractors, and the Project Management groups to complete, propose and launch new projects. Also responsible for defining the general style-guides and best design practices within the company. Other roles include: budgeting, branding, scheduling and the occasional project management. Worked with clients such as EarthLink, SeaDoo, ADT, Tyco, NHL, Nextel, IGN, APM Terminals, StudentCity, EA, Universal, Heinekin, Elekta, UpperDeck, Sun Sports Network, Speed Channel, Shockwave, Copenhagen, Coca Cola, Fiserv, Buick, Disney and HP.

• Creative Director

  IGN Entertainment

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; Computer Games industry)

  June 1997 — July 2003 (6 years 2 months)

  Responsible for managing all the design teams and Art Directors within the company (approx 20-25 designers & copywriters) in both NY and SF. Manage and art direct the production of new networks as well as design and HTML programming some of those myself. Work with Marketing, Sales/Clients, Engineering, contractors, and the Project Management groups to complete, propose and launch new projects. Also responsible for defining the general style-guides and best design practices within the company. Other roles include: budgeting, branding, scheduling, hiring new designers and Macintosh hardware/software setup and ordering. Worked with clients such as Visa, Marshalls, Reebok, Nike, Edge Gel, Herbal Essenses, CompUSA, People to People Ambassadors, Nokia, NAMCO, and Universal. During this time IGN became one of the few companies to successfully survive the Dot Com crash and turn a profit.

• Art Director

  New Path Communications

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  June 1998 — November 1998 (6 months)

  Responsible for artwork and graphics associated with video and film production. Created animated slates and logo screens for various Clients using Adobe After Effects. Also worked with the Avid station to edit videos. Worked with clients such as Gold's Gym, United Way and Hungry Howies Pizza.

Scott Allen’s Education

• Florida State University

  Bachelor of Science, Studio Art, 1994 — 1996

  Activities and Societies:

  Sigma Nu

Additional Information

Scott Allen’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Website

Scott Allen’s Interests:

hiking, music, illustration, road trips

Scott Allen’s Groups:

Sigma Nu, Orlando Advertising Federation

•    Executive Suite

Scott Allen’s Honors:

• MindComet Employee of the Month - 4/2005

• MindComet Team Member of the Year - 2005

• MindComet Big Thinker Award - 2006

• MindComet IQ Award - 2006

• Web Mktg Assoc.2006 WebAwards
-- Outstanding Website - http://www.SpeedTV.com

• 2008 Interactive Media Awards
-- Best in Class - http://www.flsmidthminerals.com
-- Outstanding Achievement - http://www.mindcomet.com
-- Outstanding Achievement - Sony - http://joe.beta2.mindcomet.net/sony/

• Web Mktg Assoc.2008 WebAwards (WMA)
-- Outstanding Website - http://www.SPEEDtv.com

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